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Chaceus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species: [1]
The genus' name commemorates Fenner A. Chace Jr. [2]
Pseudothelphusidae is a family of freshwater crabs found chiefly in mountain streams in the Neotropics. They are believed to have originated in the Greater Antilles and then crossed to Central America via a Pliocene land bridge.
Neostrengeria is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Odontothelphusa is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Potamocarcinus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae.
Ptychophallus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae.
Disparithelphusa pecki is a species of freshwater crab in the family Pseudothelphusidae, and the only species in the genus Disparithelphusa.
Pseudothelphusa is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Kingsleya is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Fredius is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Brasiliothelphusa tapajoensis is a species of freshwater crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, and the only species in the genus Brasiliothelphusa. It was described in 1986 from specimens caught in the Rio Tapajós in the state of Pará, Brazil. It is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.
Epilobocera is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Achlidon agrestis is a species of crab in the family Pseudothelphusidae, and the only species in the genus Achlidon. It lives in rivers in Mexico and Costa Rica.
Hypolobocera is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, found only in the San Juan River basin which drains into the Pacific, in Colombia. The major and future threats to this species include human-induced habitat loss/degradation and water pollution.
Lindacatalina is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Microthelphusa is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Moritschus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Oedothelphusa is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the single species Oedothelphusa orientalis. It is known from a single site at an altitude of 1,210 metres (3,970 ft) in Monagas state, Venezuela.
Prionothelphusa is a genus of freshwater crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the single species Prionothelphusa eliasi. It lives in Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil in the drainages of the Rio Negro river draining the Guyana Shield, and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Rodriguezus is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
Strengeriana is a genus of crabs in the family Pseudothelphusidae, containing the following species:
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